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Eoeumys vetus

Mammalia - Rodentia - Cricetidae

Taxonomy
Leidymys vetus was named by Wood (1937).

It was synonymized subjectively with Eumys exiguus by Galbreath (1953); it was synonymized subjectively with Scottimus exiguus by Black (1961); it was synonymized subjectively with Paracricetodon exiguus by Alker (1968); it was recombined as Eoeumys vetus by Martin (1980), Korth (1981) and Korth (1994).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1937Leidymys vetus Wood
1979Leidymys vetus Engesser
1980Eoeumys vetus Martin
1980Leidymys vetus Wood
1981Eoeumys vetus Korth
1994Eoeumys vetus Korth p. 234
2018Leidymys vetus Bernal-Casasola

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
subclassSynapsida
Therapsida()
RankNameAuthor
infraorderCynodontia()
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
EuarchontogliresMurphy et al. 2001
GliriformesWyss and Meng 1996
Glires()
Simplicidentata()
orderRodentiaBowdich 1821
familyCricetidaeFischer von Waldheim 1817
genusEoeumys
speciesvetus()

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Eoeumys vetus Wood 1937
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingo
Diet: herbivoreo
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-08-26 14:04:46
Modified: 2005-08-26 16:04:46
Source: o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Lillegraven 1979, Carroll 1988, Ji et al. 2002, Hendy et al. 2009, Nowak 1999
Collections
No collection or age range data are available